Re: voodoo

[Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>]

Les Myer wrote:
> I think the flame travel varies upon a number of factors, instead of being
> constant.  That is why engines ping when you step on the gas, even though
> the rpm is the same. 

   ...when the throttle is open, the engine's effective VE goes up
so you get more "stuff" in the cylinder.

  This is probably what makes the flame front travel slower,
the increased pressure.

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